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. H. H. KLEIN.A WEIGHTED. TAPE. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 2, 1911.

Patented Feb. 18,1913.A

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HARRY H. KLEIN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

WEIGHTED TAPE.

Specication of Letters lPatent.

Patented Feb. 18, 1913.

Application filed` November 2, 1911. Serial No. 658,101.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY H. KLEIN, a citizen of the United States, residing in New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Veighted Tapes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to weighted tapes of the class used by dressmakers and tailors for assisting in the construction and draping of skirts, cloaks, and other articles of apparel; whereby such articles are caused to hang with uniformity and without wrinkling, and to remain in desired position while in use. v

The principal obj ect of the invention is to provide a tape with a series of weights therein at spaced intervals that can be easily and quickly secured in proper position in the tape, and without the use of stitching or other laborious operation.

In the accompanying drawing, showing one embodiment of my invention, Figure 1 is a transverse section on the line 1-1 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 2 is a plan view of a portion of a tape indicating the weights in position and the fastening means.

The tape member 2 may be of any desired form or construction, and is shown as comprising a pair of tapes 3 and 4 that are suitably secured together at their margins such as by stitching along the lines 5 and 6. This will form a substantially tubular member leaving an interior closed space 7 therebetween.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Washington, D. C.

At suitable spaced intervals along the tape member, weights such as 8, 9 and l0 are provided. These may be of any suitable or desired form, being shown as comparatively fiat and of rectangular outline. These weights are provided with one or more apertures preferably at the center, and two apertures are shown in each of the weights that are disposed transversely of the weights, or extending across their narrower dimension. These weights are secured to one of the tapes, such as the tape 4, by eyelets, such as a dual or twin eyelet 1l, as shown. This eyelet may extend entirely through the aperture in the weight and through the tape member 4, with each end spread outwardly or clenched. By this means each weight is securely fastened to the tape member, and at the same time no projecting portion is provided that would interfere in any way with the fabric of the garment.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

A tubular tape, a series of apertured weights at spaced intervals along the tape at the inside portion thereof, and eyelets passing through the apertures of the weights and through the tape whereby the weights are secured to the tape.

HARRY H. KLEIN.

Witnesses H. D. PENNEY, FEED. J. Donn.

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